Las Vegas welcomes gay visitors

as Vegas — When Andy Steele and Michael Turner stepped off their plane in Las Vegas, the first-time visitors from England were worried about how - as a gay couple - they’d be treated. Unsure of the answer and not wanting any unwelcome surprises, they booked a room at an exclusively gay hotel well ahead of time. “At least at a gay resort, you have like-minded people,” Steele remembers thinking. Their worries evaporated as quickly as a raindrop in the desert. As they hopped into a taxi at the airport and asked to be driven to the Blue Moon Resort, they received a surprisingly warm reception. “Most of the taxi drivers know the Blue Moon is a gay resort,” Turner said. “But they go out of their way to be friendly and helpful.” Read why they shouldn’t have been surprised.